Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-06-09
G A T A r r H i.

FNkHE TERM CATAkHH IN Ar
l. piled to a peculiar disorder Of the
nostrils and adjacent parts, which prevails
to an alarming extent and is productive of
very serious consequences.
The most prominent and Characteristic
features is a morbid discharge from the
head, varying in its nature at different
times.
In some there is an almost constant flow
OF clear, acid huid but oftener an offensive,
purult nt. or mucopurulent, gIeenish-yel-
low matter is secreted, which accumulates
in the nostrils or drops into the throat,
uecessitating its frequent removal by blow
ing the nose or expectoration, and often by
both processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was in state OF
rottenness, so great is the amount of matter
discharged and SO fetid Is its odor. The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant
dropping into the throat OF the morbid
matter from the head, and as d recumbent
position naturally favors the flow down
wa. d, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this cause. Many sufferers are Obliged to
lie with the head very much elevated IN
order to sleep with some degree OF com
fort.
In others tough, viscid and offensive
phlegm collects behind and above the soft
palate, ia the passage between the throat
and head, adherlng to the parts with gluisn
tenacity. Its lodgment embarrasses respi.
ration and creates sensation OF irritation
and uneasiness in the affected locslity.
which gives Iise to constant and almost
irresistible desire TO relieve the discomfort
by drawing the mucous into the throat so as
to eject it by the mouth. This practice,
popularity known as hawking" Is charac
teristic of catarrh, and proves as enibar.
RAISING to the one affected as 1t is disagree
able to those around him
Again, the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the membrane in the
shape of dry, hard concretions. which are
discharged by way of the nostrils or throat
in Jumps or fragments OF a deep green tint.
In some cases these incrustations accumu-
late to such an extent rs to form regular
plug in the nose. which obstructs breathing
and produces serious discomfort. So firmly
do these incrustations adhere TO the point
of attachment that their removal usually
erQuires the most violent efforts; not unfre
quently they have to be toru from the mem.
braDe. occasion ally solid cast of notable
size is expelled, on which there are gener-
ally traces of blood, but in some cases the
cast presents tubular appearance, being
of exact shape of the nasal cavity. This
condition il indicative of liberation, which
| in time may destroy the bony structure OF
| the nose and produce a subsequent fistten-
ing of that organ.
Gases are occasionally met with in which
| a thick, viscid, Shiny secretion coats the.
| membrane of the nasal cavities and then
putrifies, giving rise to a stencil which is
| really overpowering aud sufficiently fetid
| to poison the atmosphere of a whole room:
and there are others in which ell the secre-
| lions of the membrane are suspended, caus-
| ing an unpleasant feeling OF dryness, heat
/
| condition popularity known as DRY Ca
| tarrh."
The disease speedily extends to the air
| cavities of the bones OF the forehead and
| face, giving rise to distressing sensation
\ of heavy weight or compression over the
| forehead, especially in the region above
| and between the eyes, and to feeling OF
| fullness, heat, irritation, soreness or pain
| in the nostrils near the root of the nose,li
we'll as in the upper paItof the throat above
| and behind the soft palate. Sometimes
there is pain obstinately fixed in some par.
bculaI part as in the temple, on the top OF
| the head, at the back of the neck, or behind
the orbits, and occasionally pain manilests
| itself in the face of so severe character
that 1t is frequently mistaken for neuralgia
| The breath is always tainted and at times
| assumes an exceeding fetid and sickening
odor. In some cases 1t becomes SO revolt
ingly offensive as to render the sufferer
an object OF disgust to himself as well as to
others.
The nasal membrane is thickened and
congested, causing the nose to be stopped
up, sometimes on one side, sometimes on
the other, and often on both, giving ris g to
a disagreeable stuffy sensation in the head,
| and occasiOning violent and prulonhed
paroxysms of sneezing.
The voice is weak, indistinct and husky,
or OF nasal Character, displaying sort Of
shifting quality. Oftentimes there is con-
tinuous hoarseuess and discordance. There
is also sense of irritation in the throat
and frequent attempts to clear the parts of
phlegm, producing the sound "hem" more
or less forcibly. In some cases patients
complain of an uncomfortable feeling of
fullness. or choky sensation in the throat
and in others of distressing ana almost
consta mt dryness, for the temporary relief
OF which they have to swallow frequently.
Others. again, speak of constant bad or
nauseous taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or
| less ana becomes weak and irritable; the
appetite is capricious and nearly always bad
Il a m n hn fr1
able to perform mental or physical labor
with the usual facility; is nervous, de-
pressed in spirits, at times fearful, timid,
| sgitated and inclined to drowsiness and
sleep, the memory weakened and perman.
ent impairment threatened.
| Inc mucus membran soon becomes NOR
bidly sensitive to unfavorable influences,
and In spite OF the utmost care becomes af-
fected from the slightest causes, SO that at
| last breath of wind u pom the lining of the
nose or throat becomes productive OF a cold,
| ana gives rise to serious disturbances of the
respiratory organs. Thus the patient is sub
1ect to frequent and repeated colds, each
| attack aggravating the disease by giving 1t
a new impulse and involving larger ex-
tent or surface than its predecessor. In this
manner the difficulty spreads from organ to
organ, invading the throat. larynx. trschea
and bronchial tubes until, encroaching
| further and further, 1t reaches tho finer
manifestations OF the bronchi, when but
slight impulse is required to send it to the
lungs. Catarrh may, and often does, affect
other organs in the body especially those
containing a mucus membrane, such as the
stomach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
BY the employment OF proper limitations
IN the form OF medicated vapor (not steam
or spray we are able to produce immediate
and direct action upon the diseased surface
IN the pharynx and nasal passages, for air
Will findsits way into the most remote and
intricate cavities. where it is utterly impos-
| sible to make fluid applications By these
means every case can be cured.
OZGNA.
Oz9na is the professional or technical
name given to the advanced form of catarrh
In which liberation has eaten through the
membrane lining of the nose to the cartil-
end In ozoena, but it most frequently occurs
IN those who are naturally scrofulous. The
discharge takes place through the nostrils
or through the throat, and is generally of
yeiicwlsh or greenish yellow color, freqent-
ly tiuged with blood, and almost always at
tended by an offensive smell. In the Ian.
guage Of DR.. Wood, of Philadelphia, 1.-THE
disease is ore of the most obdurate aud
disagreeable which the physician has to
encounter. In bad cases the breath OF the
patient becomes so revolving as to isolate
him from society and to render him an OBJ
lect OF disgust even to himself" In some
cases pieces Of bone become separated and
slough off, leaving deep, unhealthy ulcers.
which secrete bloody matter and are ex.
tremely dinicult to heal. After ozoena has
continued for some time the sense of smell
usually becomes impaired and often lost.
Deafness is one of the most common conse.
quences, and results from its extension
through the eustachian tn bes to the internal
ear. Pains In the head and over the frontal
sinuses, impairing memory, and even in.
sanity frequently springs from its extension
20 Ine brain. The greatest danger however.
because the most common, is that n will